5th October 2016

The first speaker for the professional practise lecture was Chris Riddell. He is a well known Illustrator who was a former student at the University of Brighton. One of the first thing that he showed us was a small drawing in his sketchbook of a pair of jeans. He then explained why he drew those jean and they had a whole story behind it. I was interesting how one little sketch can remind you of a previous memory, like a visual diary. He also explained how it’s important to do work for yourself; always carry a sketchbook with you and whenever you feel inspired. The last thing Riddle demonstrated was how he enjoys drawing to music and how he aims to finish the sketch when the song ends. This seem like a fun activity to try as I am very invested in both drawing and music. Overall, I found the lecture very enjoyable lecture and also helpful as I hope that after graduating that I will also have a carer as a children’s book illustrator.

4th October 2016

The first crit I had ever had, not knowing what to expect at all and I had to go first! One of the worst experiences of my life of three reasons:

1. I hate presenting my work to others, especially people that I have never met.
2. I had no idea what to do/ say and I became extremely uncomfortable.
3. I didn’t like the project because it was about ‘Self’ and being a very insecure person I did not find it a fun experience.

The problem that I have is that I am not good at verbally explaining my ideas or reasonings behind what I have done. I always write notes about my work so I am able to keep on track and not to become confused. However, because I was so nervous I forgot to get my notes out of my bag so I felt like I was rambling and didn’t explain what I was trying to achieve with my piece of work.

These are my favourite parts of my work.

3rd October 2016

The first solo project was set today which is ‘Drawing Upon Inspiration’. I was very eager to start this brief I really enjoy creating sketches and drawing of themes that I find interesting. I also decided that I would start off doing quick sketches and then work on developing my idea using different mediums, all presented in an A5 sketchbook.